Protest du Jour: Lawyer rally @ noon

Lawyers, legal workers and justice advocates plan to band together in front of the new federal courthouse downtown to show support for their counterparts in Pakistan.

Since last weekend, when Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf instituted “emergency rule” and suspended his country’s constitution, there have been numerous reports of lawyers and justice officials being detained by Pakistan authorities. Lawyers in Pakistan have taken a united stand, and have been protesting Musharraf’s declaration of martial law.

The rally in Seattle starts at noon, in front of the U.S. Courthouse at 700 Stewart St.

Organizers say that speakers include Seattle University School of Law Professor and Associate Dean Tayyab Mahmud, Ph.D., J.D. and Evergreen State College Professor Zahid Shariff, D.P.A.